Bruttii

Bruttĭi (in MSS. also Brutĭi, Brutti, and Brittĭi ), ōrum, m., = Brettioi Polyb., Brouttioi Steph., the Bruttii, the inhabitants of the southern point of Italy, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Caes. B. C. 1, 30; Liv. 22, 61, 11 al. —In sing.: Bruttĭus, ii, m., a Bruttian, collect., Liv. 31, 7, 11; Flor. 1, 18, 27; Sil. 8, 570; 11, 10.—

B.

Meton., the country of the Bruttii, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 2:

in Bruttiis,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 132; id. Caecin. 19, 54; Caes. B. C. 1, 30; Liv. 32, 1, 7:

ex Bruttiis,

id. 32, 1, 11; Gell. 10, 3 fin.:

in Bruttios,

Liv. 34, 53, 1.—

II.

Derivv.

A.

Bruttĭus, a, um, adj., of the Bruttii:

ager,

the country of the Bruttii, Bruttium, Liv. 27, 51, 13; Mel. 2, 7, 14; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71:

promunturium,

Mel. 2, 4, 8 and 9:

angulus,

Flor. 3, 20, 13:

litus,

Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 72:

pontus,

Sen. Thyest. 578:

tellus,

Col. 10, 139:

saxa,

Pers. 6, 27:

pira,

Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 56:

pix (prepared there, of the best quality),

Col. 12, 18, 7; Plin. 16, 11, 22, § 53; 24, 7, 23, § 37; Veg. 6, 14, 1; and absol. Bruttia, Calp. Ecl. 5, 8.—

B.

Bruttĭānus ( Brutĭān- ), a, um, adj., of the Bruttii:

caules,

Plin. 19, 8, 41, § 141.— Subst.: Bruttĭāni, ōrum, m., a class of servants to the magistrates: Bruttiani dicebantur, qui officia servilia magistratibus praestabant;

eo quod hi primum se Hannibali tradiderant et cum eo perseveraverant usque dum recederet de Italiā,

Fest. p. 26; Cato ap. Gell. 10, 3, 17; cf. the expl. of the term by Gell. l. l. § 18 sq.—

2.

Adj.:

Bruttianae parmae dicebantur scuta, quibus Bruttiani sunt usi,

Fest. p. 26.—

C.

Bruttātes bilingues Ennius dixit, quod Bruttii et Osce [p. 253] et Graece loqui soliti sint, Paul. ex Fest. p. 35 Müll. (Ann. v. 488 Vahl.).